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This lists closed, demolished or otherwise defunct railway stations, lines or branches in Adelaide and South Australia.

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Adelaide suburban network

Closed stations

There are two closed stations on the passenger railway network in the city of Adelaide, South Australia that have not been demolished, both along the Belair line:

• Clapham (closed 28 April 1995)
• Hawthorn (closed 28 April 1995)

Demolished stations

There are several stations along current railway routes that have been closed and demolished:

Belair railway line

• Keswick (closed and demolished 2013; replaced by nearby Adelaide Showground)
• Mile End Goods (closed 1994)
• Showground Central (seasonal-use temporary structure, used 2003–2013; replaced by Adelaide Showground)
• Sleeps Hill

Flinders railway line

• Clovelly Park (closed and demolished 2020; replaced by nearby relocated Tonsley)
• Tonsley (original station closed and demolished 2019; relocated station opened 2020)

Gawler railway line

• GMH (at the end of a spur just north of Nurlutta)
• Grand Junction (closed 1859)
• Islington Works (closed 2000 and demolished c. 2021)
• Ovingham (closed 25 December 2020, and demolished March 2022; to be relocated and rebuilt)
• Tube Mills

Grange railway line

• Golf Links (closed 1961)
• Holdens (closed 1992)

Outer Harbor railway line

• Cheltenham Racecourse siding (closed 1953)
• Cheltenham Racecourse (closed 2009, demolished 2012; replaced with nearby St Clair)
• Largs Jetty (closed 1908; spur at Largs traversing Jetty Road to the Largs Pier Hotel and the jetty)
• Port Dock (closed 13 September 1981; some of the original platforms and the goods shed survive as part of the National Railway Museum)
• Torrens Bridge (opened 1883, closed 1888)
• Yerlo (closed 13 September 1981; replaced by North Haven)

Seaford railway line

• Keswick (closed and demolished 2013; replaced by nearby Adelaide Showground)
• Mile End Goods (closed 1994)
• Showground Central (temporary structure; used 2003–2013)
• South Brighton (closed 1976)

Closed railway lines (and their closed stations)

Several complete lines have been closed, with the rails removed, all of the station infrastructure removed, and some of the stations demolished:

Jubilee Exhibition Railway (closed 1925)

Serviced the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, Torrens Parade Ground and original location of Adelaide Showground direct from Adelaide railway station.

Holdfast Bay railway line (closed 14 December 1929)

• Thebarton
• Hilton
• Richmond
• Kurralta Park
• Plympton Coursing Ground (closed c.1925)
• Plympton
• Morphettville
• Camden
• Novar Gardens
• Macdonalds
• Golf Links (closed by 1929)
• St Leonards (closed 1926)
• Glenelg

St Leonards–Grange railway line

Glenelg railway line (closed 1929 and converted to Glenelg tram line)

• Victoria Square (closed 1914)
• South Terrace
• Wayville
• Goodwood Road
• Forestville
• Black Forest
• Hayhurst
• South Plympton
• Morphettville
• Helmsdale
• Miller's Corner
• Glenelg

Closed branch lines

Branches from Adelaide-Wolseley railway line

Mount Pleasant railway line (closed 1964, now Amy Gillett Bikeway)

Branched from the Adelaide-Wolseley line at Balhannah.

• Oakbank
• Mappinga
• Riverview
• Woodside
• Kayannie
• Charleston
• Muralappie
• Mount Torrens
• Milkappa
• Birdwood
• Crane Road
• Narcoonah
• Mount Pleasant

Branches from Belair railway line

Clapham (closed 1917)

Branched from the Belair line at Mitcham.

• Clapham (original)

Branches from Gawler railway line

Northfield (closed 1987)

Branched from the Gawler line at Dry Creek.

• Cavan (closed 1987)
• Pooraka (closed 1987)
• Northfield (closed 1987)
• Stockade (closed 1961)

Penfield (closed 1991)

Branched from the Gawler line at Salisbury.

• Hilra
• Penfield 1
• Penfield 2
• Penfield 3

Branches from Grange railway line

Henley Beach railway line (opened 5 February 1894, closed 31 August 1957)

An extension of Grange railway line.

• Kirkcaldy
• Marlborough Street
• Henley Beach

Hendon railway line (closed 1 February 1980)

Branched from the Grange line at Albert Park station.

• Hendon

Branches from Outer Harbor railway line

Semaphore railway line (closed 29 October 1978)

Branched from the Outer Harbor line at Glanville station, traversing Jetty Road to the pier / jetty.

• Exeter
• Semaphore

Finsbury railway line (closed 17 August 1979)

Branched from the Outer Harbor line starting Woodville station.

• Actil (closed 1970)
• Woodville North (closed 1979)
• No. 18 Shed (closed 1979)
• Finsbury Stores (closed 1979)

Branches from Seaford railway line

Willunga railway line (closed 1969, now Coast to Vines Rail Trail)

Original route alignment beyond Hallett Cove.

• Patpa
• Happy Valley
• Reynella
• Pimpala
• Coorara
• Morphett Vale
• Yetto
• Hackham
• Korro
• Noarlunga
• Moana
• Tuni
• McLaren Vale
• Pikkara
• Taringa
• Willunga

Existing freight lines

Lines where passenger trains have been withdrawn, but still open for freight:

• ICI Osborne (closed to passengers 1980)
  • Coal Gantry
  • Electric Works
  • ICI
• Dry Creek-Port Adelaide (closed to passengers 27 May 1988)
  • Wingfield (closed 29 May 1987)
  • North Arm Road (closed 29 May 1987)
  • Eastern Parade (closed 29 May 1987)
  • Rosewater Loop (closed to freight 2008)
    • Grand Junction Road (closed 27 May 1988)
    • Rosewater (closed 27 May 1988)
  • Birkenhead Loop (closed to freight 2008)
• Bridgewater, extension of Belair line (includes stations between Bridgewater and Tailem Bend) (closed to passengers 1987 and converted to standard gauge 1995)
  • National Park
  • Long Gully
  • Nalawort
  • Upper Sturt
  • Mount Lofty
  • Heathfield
  • Madurta
  • Aldgate
  • Jibilla
  • Carripook
  • Bridgewater
  • Yantaringa
  • Ambleside
  • Balhannah
  • Mount Barker Junction (to the east was the junction with the Victor Harbor railway line)
  • Nairne
  • Petwood
  • Callington
  • Monarto South
  • Tailem Bend
• Port Pirie, branch from the Gawler line at Salisbury (closed 1982 when converted to standard gauge - refer Adelaide-Port Augusta)
  • Direk, the name is derived from "the native word for swamp"[1]
  • Bolivar
  • Virginia
  • Two Wells
  • Mallala
  • Long Plains
  • Bowmans
  • Snowtown
  • Redhill
  • Merriton
  • Port Pirie Junction
  • Port Pirie (Mary Elie Street)
  • Port Pirie (Ellen Street)

Closed intrastate lines

Country railway lines that are no longer used and/or have been dismantled:

• Barossa, branched from Gawler railway station, closed to passengers 16 December 1968 beyond North Gawler railway station; freight continued until 2014; North Gawler is now Gawler Central in the metropolitan network
  • Sandy Creek
  • Lyndoch
  • Rowland Flat
  • Tanunda
  • Nuriootpa
  • Angaston
• Gladstone, branch of Terowie line from Hamley Bridge railway station
  • Owen
  • Balaklava
  • Halbury
  • Hoyleton
  • Blyth
  • Hart
  • Brinkworth
  • Boucaut
  • Yacka
  • Gulnare
  • Abbeville
  • Georgetown
• Spalding, branch of Terowie line from Riverton (closed 1983)
  • Rhynie
  • Undalya
  • Auburn
  • Watervale
  • Penwortham
  • Sevenhill
  • Clare
  • Barinia
  • Andrews
  • Spalding
• Morgan, extension from Gawler (cut back to Eudunda in 1969, to Kapunda in 1995)
  • Roseworthy
  • Freeling
  • Fords
  • Kapunda
  • Bagot Well
  • Hansborough
  • Hampden
  • Eudunda
  • Sutherlands
  • Bower
  • Mount Mary
  • Eba
  • Morgan
• Mount Gambier, branch of Adelaide-Wolseley line (closed to passengers 1990)
  • Frances
  • Naracoorte
  • Penola
  • Mount Gambier (repurposed as a park in 2015)
• Robertstown, branch of Morgan line from Eudunda
  • Point Pass
  • Robertstown
• Truro, branch of Barossa Valley line from Nuriootpa
  • Stockwell
  • Truro
• Terowie, branch from Roseworthy (closed 1980s)
  • Roseworthy
  • Wasleys
  • Hamley Bridge
  • Tarlee
  • Riverton
  • Saddleworth
  • Manoora
  • Merildin
  • Farrell Flat
  • Hanson
  • Burra
  • Mount Bryan
  • Hallett
  • Whyte Yarcowie
  • Terowie
  • Gumbowie
• Whyalla, branch of Adelaide-Darwin railway from Port Augusta (closed 31 December 1990)
  • Whyalla
• Wilmington, narrow-gauge branch from Gladstone
  • Laura
  • Stone Hut
  • Wirrabara
  • Yandiah
  • Booleroo Centre
  • Perroomba
  • Melrose
  • Terka
  • Wilmington

See also

• List of Adelaide railway stations
• List of suburban and commuter rail systems
• TransAdelaide
• Railways in Adelaide
• South Australian Railways
• Rail transport in South Australia

References

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